# ニ — katakana “ni”

ニ is the katakana character for the sound “ni”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is に.

- Reading: ni
- Strokes: 2
- Hiragana: に

## Words with ニ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ニーズ | niizu | needs |
| コンビニ | konbini | convenience store |
| アニメ | anime | animation |
| テニス | tenisu | tennis |
| ニュース | nyuusu | news |
| ニューヨーク | nyuuyooku | New York |

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/katakana-chart/ni/. Last updated 2026-11-01.